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EP 0992902 A2 20000412 - Dual interrupt vector mapping

Title (en)

Dual interrupt vector mapping

Title (de)

Doppelte Unterbrechungsvektorabbildung

Title (fr)

Représentation duale de vecteurs d'interruption

Publication

EP 0992902 A2 20000412 (EN)

Application

EP 99400550 A 19990308

Priority

  • EP 99400550 A 19990308
  • EP 98402455 A 19981006
  • US 41118799 A 19991001

Abstract (en)

A processor (100) is provided that is a programmable digital signal processor (DSP) with variable instruction length, offering both high code density and easy programming. Architecture and instruction set are optimized for low power consumption and high efficiency execution of DSP algorithms, such as for wireless telephones, as well as pure control tasks. Two sets of interrupt vectors are maintained. Interrupts vectors pertaining to interrupts originated by one set of interrupt sources (820, 821, 822) are stored in a DSP interrupt vector table (850) located in a memory circuit 801 that is private to the DSP. Interrupt vectors pertaining to interrupts originated by a host processor (810) are stored in a Host interrupt vector table (851) located in a dual ported communication memory circuit (802). The DSP executes interrupt service routines to service all of the interrupts, but the host can change the interrupt vectors for host initiated interrupts. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

G06F 9/46; G06F 13/24

IPC 8 full level

G06F 5/01 (2006.01); G06F 7/60 (2006.01); G06F 7/74 (2006.01); G06F 7/76 (2006.01); G06F 9/30 (2006.01); G06F 9/315 (2006.01); G06F 9/318 (2006.01); G06F 9/32 (2006.01); G06F 9/355 (2006.01); G06F 9/38 (2006.01); H04M 1/73 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G06F 5/01 (2013.01); G06F 7/607 (2013.01); G06F 7/74 (2013.01); G06F 7/762 (2013.01); G06F 7/764 (2013.01); G06F 9/30032 (2013.01); G06F 9/3005 (2013.01); G06F 9/30149 (2013.01); G06F 9/30181 (2013.01); G06F 9/32 (2013.01); G06F 9/321 (2013.01); G06F 9/327 (2013.01); G06F 9/34 (2013.01); G06F 9/3552 (2013.01); G06F 9/3816 (2013.01); G06F 9/3836 (2013.01); G06F 9/3838 (2013.01); G06F 9/384 (2013.01); G06F 9/3858 (2023.08); G06F 9/3867 (2013.01); G06F 9/3879 (2013.01); G06F 9/3885 (2013.01); G06F 9/3891 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IT NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0992902 A2 20000412; EP 0992902 A3 20031022

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 99400550 A 19990308